{"id":11067,"date":"2025-05-19T19:02:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T19:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/?p=11067"},"modified":"2025-05-19T19:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T19:02:57","slug":"hockey-india-opens-player-registration-for-hero-hockey-india-league-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/?p=11067","title":{"rendered":"Hockey India Opens Player Registration for Hero Hockey India League 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>~ Registrations are open to all eligible Indian and international players ~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New Delhi, 19 May 2025: Hockey India today announced that player registrations for the eagerly awaited Hero Hockey India League (Hero HIL) 2026 will open at 1700 hrs on 19 May 2025 and close at 1700 hrs on 20 August 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Building on the resounding success of the 2024\u201325 revival season, which featured eight men\u2019s and four women\u2019s franchises, the upcoming edition promises to be even bigger. Registrations are open to all eligible Indian and international players, with invitations extended to athletes from the world\u2019s leading hockey nations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eligible Nations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Men: India, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Australia, Spain, Argentina, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, Malaysia, South Korea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Women: India, Netherlands, Argentina, Belgium, China, Australia, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland, Chile, Japan, USA, Scotland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HIL 2026 Player Registration Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Registration Link (for both Indian and international players): https:\/\/forms.gle\/3rVoZdRXoozf9SHS6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Opening Date: 19 May 2025, 1700 hrs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Closing Date: 20 August 2025, 1700 hrs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last season, more than 1,000 players signed up, underscoring the league\u2019s global appeal and its role as a launchpad for emerging talent.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Odisha Warriors captured the inaugural Women\u2019s Hero HIL crown, while Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers lifted the Men\u2019s title\u2014achievements that epitomise the league\u2019s renewed energy and professionalism.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Commenting on the development, Hockey India President and Chairperson of the Hero Hockey India League Governing Committee Dr. Dilip Tirkey said, \u201cThe Hero Hockey India League has been a game changer for Indian hockey, and we are thrilled to continue its resurgence with the 2026 season. Last season\u2019s response from players and fans was phenomenal, and we are confident that the upcoming edition will further elevate the standard of hockey in India while strengthening our international collaborations.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hockey India Secretary General and Hero Hockey India League Governing Committee Member Shri Bhola Nath Singh added, \u201cWith the success of both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s leagues last season, we are seeing a renewed interest and enthusiasm in the sport. We invite all aspiring and professional players, both from India and abroad, to seize this opportunity and register for what promises to be another landmark season.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>~ Registrations are open to all eligible Indian and international players ~ New Delhi, 19 May 2025: Hockey India today announced that player registrations for the eagerly awaited Hero Hockey&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11067"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11069,"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11067\/revisions\/11069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/odishanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}